Raytheon nets potential $20.7 billion AMRAAM deal

U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 prepare AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles for loading onto an AV-8B Harrier II at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 5, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan Giraldo)

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has awarded RTX subsidiary Raytheon a contract worth up to nearly $20.7 billion for production of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), the Pentagon announced Monday.

The multi-year deal for the air defense missile spans five years with options for an additional two years. It covers orders for the US Air Force and Navy as well as 16 international customers, according to a separate Pentagon contract notice .

Roughly $240 million drawn from Air Force and foreign military sales funds was issued at the time of award, which comes as officials rush to replenish key munitions depleted by conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

“This award strengthens our ability to equip the Joint Force and our allies with a proven air-to-air capability, ensuring our warfighters maintain a decisive advantage,” Pentagon acquisition chief Michael Duffey said in the announcement.

RTX has been gradually ramping up AMRAAM production, and the Defense Department says the contract “nearly” doubles the missile’s output compared to previous rates. Earlier this year among agreements for other munitions, the company reached a framework deal with the Pentagon to boost AMRAAM manufacturing to 1,900 units annually. The contract announced Monday essentially underwrites that framework.

The deal was issued as an undefinitized contract action, a mechanism that can kickstart work as final dollar amounts and quantities are ironed out. A UCA also permits early work even when there are roadblocks for appropriations — notable, since the new fiscal year on Oct. 1 will begin with a continuing resolution, and a separate reconciliation package looks in doubt .

“The Department appreciates congressional partnership in providing multiyear procurement authority for AMRAAM and looks forward to continued support for additional authority and funding that would enable sustained production and greater certainty for the industrial base in the years ahead,” the contract announcement says.

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The AMRAAM is a key air-to-air defense weapon and is jointly produced for the Air Force and Navy. The missile can also be launched from the NASAMS ground-based air defense system and has been fielded by 44 countries, according to RTX.

“We continue to make significant investments in our workforce, technology, supply chain and facilities to rapidly scale production capacity and meet surging demand from the U.S. Air Force, Navy and our international partners,” Raytheon president Phil Jasper said in a company press release .

$6 Billion For THAAD Propulsion Systems

The AMRAAM deal comes amid a wider push by the Trump administration to ramp munitions production largely through the use of multi-year contracts. The effort has also taken on a more urgent need after the war in Iran has drained some US stockpiles.

The Pentagon has previously inked framework agreements for other key munitions like the Patriot missile, and has also extended those frameworks to critical components. In July, the Defense Department reached a framework agreement with L3Harris to ramp solid rocket motors for Patriot PAC-3 missiles as well as THAAD interceptors.

Today, L3Harris announced that it was awarded an undefinitized contract from THAAD prime contractor Lockheed Martin valued at over $6 billion. The contract, spanning seven years, is expected to “quadruple” production of the THAAD interceptor’s propulsion system, L3Harris said in a press release . The company did not disclose specific production quantities.

“This contract underscores L3Harris’ demonstrated ability to quickly deliver critical defense technologies at the scale and speed required by the Department of War,” Ken Bedingfield, the president of the company’s Missile Solutions unit, said in the release.

According to L3Harris, the firm plans to build a new facility to boost THAAD solid rocket motor production.

2025年8月5日，在北卡罗来纳州切里角海军陆战队航空站，美国海军陆战队第223攻击中队（VMA-223）的陆战队员正在准备将AIM-120 AMRAAM导弹装载到AV-8B“鹞”式II战斗机上。（美国海军陆战队下士布莱恩·吉拉尔多摄）

华盛顿——五角大楼周一宣布，国防部已授予RTX子公司雷神公司一份价值高达近207亿美元的合同，用于生产先进中程空对空导弹（AMRAAM）。

根据五角大楼另一份合同公告，这份为期五年的防空导弹多年期合同包含两年续约选项。合同涵盖美国空军和海军以及16个国际客户的订单。

此次授标时，空军和对外军售基金拨付了约 2.4 亿美元，与此同时，官员们正争分夺秒地补充因乌克兰和中东冲突而消耗殆尽的关键弹药。

五角大楼采购主管迈克尔·达菲在公告中表示：“这项授标增强了我们为联合部队和我们的盟友提供久经考验的空对空作战能力的能力，确保我们的作战人员保持决定性优势。”

RTX公司一直在逐步提高AMRAAM导弹的产量，国防部表示，这份合同使该导弹的产量与之前的产量相比“几乎”翻了一番。今年早些时候，该公司与其他弹药制造商达成协议，其中包括与五角大楼达成一项框架协议，将AMRAAM的年产量提高到1900枚。周一宣布的这份合同实际上是对该框架协议的落实。

该协议以未定额合同行动 (UCA) 的形式发布，这种机制可以在最终金额和数量确定之前启动工作。UCA 还允许在拨款受阻的情况下提前开展工作——这一点尤其值得注意，因为 10 月 1 日的新财年将以持续拨款决议开始，而单独的拨款协调方案能否落实尚存疑问。

合同公告称：“国防部感谢国会提供多年采购授权，用于采购先进中程空空导弹（AMRAAM），并期待国会继续支持，提供更多授权和资金，以确保未来几年工业基础的持续生产和更大的确定性。”

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AMRAAM导弹是重要的空对空防御武器，由美国空军和海军联合生产。据RTX公司称，该导弹也可从NASAMS地面防空系统发射，目前已有44个国家装备该导弹。

雷神公司总裁菲尔·贾斯珀在一份公司新闻稿中表示：“我们将继续对我们的员工、技术、供应链和设施进行大量投资，以迅速扩大生产能力，满足美国空军、海军和我们的国际合作伙伴不断增长的需求。”

60亿美元用于THAAD推进系统

AMRAAM导弹交易正值特朗普政府大力推进军火生产之际，而此举主要依靠多年期合同。此外，伊朗战争消耗了美国的部分军火储备，也使得这项努力显得更加迫切。

五角大楼此前已就其他关键弹药（例如“爱国者”导弹）签署了框架协议，并将这些框架协议扩展至关键部件。今年7月，国防部与L3Harris公司达成框架协议，旨在扩大“爱国者”PAC-3导弹和“萨德”拦截系统的固体火箭发动机的生产规模。

今天，L3Harris公司宣布，已从THAAD系统主承包商洛克希德·马丁公司获得一份价值超过60亿美元的未定合同。L3Harris在一份新闻稿中表示，这份为期七年的合同预计将使THAAD拦截器推进系统的产量“翻两番”。该公司并未透露具体的产量数字。

“这份合同凸显了 L3Harris 公司有能力以美国战争部要求的规模和速度快速交付关键的国防技术，”该公司导弹解决方案部门总裁肯·贝丁菲尔德在新闻稿中表示。

据 L3Harris 公司称，该公司计划建造一座新工厂，以提高 THAAD 固体火箭发动机的生产能力。